Automatic coat, hat, and umbrella rack



H. HANSON.

AUTOMATIC COAT, HAT, AND UMBRELLA RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. 1920.

1,412,939. Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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and umbrella until such time HARRY HANSON,

COMPANY, OF BOSTON,

AUTOMATIC GOAT, HAT, AND

OF WATEBTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSTGNOR TO SELECT SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS, A. VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION.

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Application filed March To all to 7mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY HANsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Natertown, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have i vented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Coat, Hat, and Umbrella Backs, of which the following is a full. clear. and exact specification.

The object of this invention is the construction of an improved coin-controlled means for supporting a persons hat, coat as it is unlocked. the setting of the device and the re moval of its key being only possible after the introduction of a predetermined coin.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a device embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a front sectional elevation. Fig. 3 is a side sectional elevation. Fig. i is an under view of the coat lock. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the case showing the umbrella holding device.

I prefer to mount the operative mechanism of this device in a comparatively shallow case designed to be secured to a supporting wall or partition, and consisting of a back 1, sides 2 3, a top at, a bottom 5 and a front 6, a portion of the latter being frequently provided with a mirror '7.

\Vithin this case and adapted for easy vertical reciprocation is a rod 10 reaching from he bottom 5 out through the top a, being iven a resilient upward movement when heed from the bolt 11 of the lock 12, such olt engaging a notch 13 in the side of the ar, and the upward pull being given by a helical spring 1 1 attached to a linger 15 projecting from the bar, and to the case top 4.. From this bar 10 project all the locking devices for the hat, coat and umbrella.

The hat shielding means consists of a yoke 16 rigidly supported by the case, the supporting means comprising an arm 17 screwed to the case. as shown in Fig. 3; and a looking yoke 19 connected by means of a goose neck 20 to the upper extremity of the bar 10, this neck being provided in order to allow room for the rim of the hat which is to be hung ,upon the yoke 16.

The coat hanger consists of a knob 21 rigidly connected by a neck 22 to the case front 6, and a movable locking cap 23 which is united by a neck 2 1 to the laterally pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18., 1922.

25, 1920. Serial No. 368,624.

jecting arm 25 shown in Fig. 2, the case front having a vertical slot 26 to permit the cap to move vertically with the bar 10. As shown in Fig. 4, this cap is provided with a plurality of spring fingers 27 each fastened at one end to the interior of the cap and projecting radially inward therefrom.

The umbrella holder consists of a pair of pivoted hooks 30 adapted to receive the ham dle of an umbrella when separated, but to be pressed together and to lock the umbrella therein when the bar 10 is depressed. This locking action is performed by means of the finger 31 projecting from the bar 10 as shown in Fig. 2, and engaging and spreading the tails 32 of the hooks 30.

To prevent the bar 10 being depressed without the introduction of the designated coin, a spring hook 33 is attached to the bar and adapted to engage a fixed stop 34 when no coin has been put in, but when a coin 35 is dropped into the chute 36 and rests between the chute-throat 37 and the spring 33, a lowering of the bar 10 will cause the coin to press the spring hook out of the way of the stop 3 1 and so permit the bar to be pulled down and the garments thereby to be locked in place.

The operation of this device is as follows: The key being in the lock 12 and incapable of being withdrawn so long as the bolt 11 cannot be thrown toward either extreme, and the bar 10 being in its uppermost position, as illustrated by Fig. 2, then the yoke 19 willbe a substantial distance above the stationary yoke 16, the cap 23 will be a suitable distance from the knob 21 and the umbrella holder will be open.

Then the users hat, either a derby or a soft hat, is hung upon the stationary yoke 16 his coat is hung upon the knob 21 and his umbrella handle inserted between the hooks 30.

But the locking hook 33 holds the bar 10 from being drawn downward by means 0' the hook 39 projecting from the cap 23. Upon the introduction of the proper coin in the chute 36, however, the bar 10 can be depressed until its notch 13 is in line with the bolt 11, the yoke 19 has descended into looking contact with the outer surface of the hat, the spring fingers 27 are strongly pressinc the coat collar down upon the knob 21., and the finger 31 causes the hooks to lock the umbrella in place.

The key is now turned, throwing the bolt 12 into the notch 13 and permitting the key to be withdrawn. Upon the reintroduction of the key at any subsequent time and its turning, the bolt is disengaged from the notch 13, the bar 10 and its attached parts fly upward, and the various articles can be removed. v

The spring fingers 27 I find to be most important features, inasmuch as they securely hold upon the knob 21 a garment of any thickness, from a heavy overcoat to a thin alpaca coat or a vest, and ensure the same against unwarranted removal so long as the bar 10 is locked down.

A further purpose of this rack is the retention of rubbers and the like. For such purpose, a horizontal arm 40 is rigidly sup ported parallel with and spaced from the bottom of the case by means of a neck 4-1, and pivotally attached to the case-bottom is a hand 42 adapted to swing from and toward the end or the arm 40, a spring 413 acting normally to hold the hand away. Above the pivot 44 is an oblique short arm 45 adapted to be met by a projection 46 at the lower end of the bar 10 and to be forced in a direction tal arm 40, so that when the other articles are locked in place'by the lowering of the bar 10, the hand 4-2 will be swung against the rubbers andthereby made to lock them securely in place.

In the same manner, a bag or other aper- Vtured article can be hung upon the arm 40 and locked thereon; What I claim is:

An article support comprising a supporting member, a knob held thereby forreceiving a garment thereon, a domed member having a semi-circular recess within it, movable toward and from said knob, and spring fingers carried by said domed member to project radially inward, said fingers being yieldingly pressed upon said knob when the domed member is moved toward it.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing invention, I have hereunto set my hand this 13rd. day of March, 1920.

HARRY HANSON. 

